Their ambitious premise on this four-part serious entitled “Blueprint For A Better World” is to “explore diverse ideas for making the world a better place, and the evidence backing them.” [emphasis added] It is one thing to talk the talk, but now it’s time for decisive action. We can no longer wait around for the change to self-manifest, we have to deliver it ourselves.

So talk of making the world a better place is not starry-eyed idealism. It is about survival – the long-term survival of the civilization we have built and the lifestyles we have come to enjoy.

Can we do anything about it? You bet we can. Technology is a double-edged sword, but science and reason have made our lives immeasurable better overall – and only through science and reason can we hope to make a real difference in the future.“

This series is bound to be full of great things, the one I am happy to see mentioned on the first page of the cover story is, “In part 3 we’ll explore what many see as the fundamental problem: overpopulation.” Hooray for sense in media!